A black lacquer three-case inro
By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), 18th century
In the form of a Chinese ink-cake, lacquered and inlaid with a flaming drum and a four-character inscription in gold and slight-coloured takamakie, enamelled pottery and aogai, the reverse with a two-character inscription within a border of musical instruments and formal motifs, the interior of black lacquer, signed with seal Kan.
7.9cm (3 1/8in).
In the form of a Chinese ink-cake, lacquered and inlaid with a flaming drum and a four-character inscription in gold and slight-coloured takamakie, enamelled pottery and aogai, the reverse with a two-character inscription within a border of musical instruments and formal motifs, the interior of black lacquer, signed with seal Kan.
7.9cm (3 1/8in).
Sold for
£51,650
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 古墨意匠舞楽太鼓図蒔絵螺鈿陶片貼付印籠 銘「觀（方印）」 18世紀
Provenance: Louis Gonse collection.
Purchased from Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1971.
Wrangham collection, no.1113.
Published: Gaston Migeon, Chefs-d'Oeuvre d'Art Japonaise, 1905, no.303.
The International Netsuke Society Journal, vol.14, no.3, p.33, fig.19.
The inscription on the reverse is taken from an illustration in a Chinese woodblock-printed book by Fang Yulu, titled Fang Shi Mopu, 'A compendium of Chinese ink-cake designs', published circa 1588, and also introduced by Cheng Dayue in 1606.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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